Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada’s Rogers names new technology chief weeks after massive outage
(Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc on Thursday appointed Ron McKenzie as its new chief technology and information officer, weeks after an unprecedented outage at one of Canada's biggest telecom ope...
Jul 21, 2022
Rivian CEO eyes expansion into broader range of commercial electric vehicles
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Rivian Automotive Inc is planning a broader range of electric commercial vehicles in a variety of shapes and sizes, and expects to be building millions of EVs a year at mul...
Jul 21, 2022
Explainer-Smoke from raging wildfires can harm health
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in many countries, spreading smoke that contains noxious gases, chemicals and particulate matter and carries serious heal...
Jul 21, 2022
Former Minneapolis police officer to be sentenced in federal court in George Floyd case
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A former Minneapolis police officer was scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday on federal charges stemming from his role in the death of George Floyd, an incident that sp...
Jul 21, 2022
Mexico stands firm on energy policy after Canada joins U.S. demand
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said his government had not violated a regional trade agreement, responding to news that Canada had joined a U.S. dema...
Jul 21, 2022
Euro zone stocks choppy as ECB starts rate hike with a big stride
By Susan Mathew and Devik Jain (Reuters) - Euro zone stocks slipped in volatile trading on Thursday as investors assessed the impact of an aggressive 50 basis point interest-rate hike by the European ...
Jul 21, 2022
South Africa raises rates more than forecast; decision split
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's central bank raised its main lending rate more than expected on Thursday, by 75 basis points to 5.50% to try to keep a lid on inflation. This was the fifth meet...
Jul 21, 2022
Brazil’s federal tax revenue grows 17.96% for record June
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal tax revenue in June totaled 181.040 billion reais ($33.14 billion), a 17.96% rise in real terms over the same month last year, the revenue service said on Thursda...
Jul 21, 2022
Vale Indonesia, China’s Huayou sign agreement with Ford for nickel plant
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nickel miner Vale Indonesia, China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and U.S. car maker Ford Motor signed a non-binding memorandum of cooperation to build a plant in Indonesia to extract ni...
Jul 21, 2022
Lula courts Brazil’s farmers ahead of vote, angering environmentalists
By Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is luring allies from Brazil's powerhouse farm sector to his presidential campaign, looking to ...
Jul 21, 2022
